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Dravid was not your typical number three batsman. So when India looks for a replacement, do they stick with the same formula?

Saina’s subdued celebrations after winning the Thailand Grand Prix Gold showed that she knows the bigger challenges lie ahead.

There is such a crescendo of noise over the number of sixes hit in the IPL that we decided to dig into the big hitting exploits of great test players of olden days and place big hitting in its proper perspective.

While the start to the season has been great for F1 fans who like greater competition, there has also been discontentment growing in many quarters.

I can hear you saying that entire nations; entire empires; entire eras — have been built on greed and revenge. I will agree — and that is the sadness in the IPL.

No Indians feature in the top-ten Test rankings in either bowling or batting, possibly for the first time since the rankings began. Gambhir and Tendulkar, who once again said how Test cricket is the true thing, should explain why we performed so poorly in Tests last season.

There are three methods of captaincy that we will look into here — the Sourav way, the Dhoni way and the Gambhir way.

Spain, Germany, France and Netherlands may be the favourites for Euro 2012, but there is one side that could put them all to the sword. The only problem is that this team doesn’t exist any more. And the name of the team is Soviet Union.

Few Indians understand the true achievement of Viswanathan Anand in chess. We love mediocrity too much to appreciate a real champ.

It's hard to mention "IPL" and "ballet" in the same breath, even if I've managed it in this sentence.

Shah Rukh Khan made generous references to the patience and perseverance of unnamed parties that resulted in the victory, but he did not acknowledge the deeds of the real heroes of KKR.

Less than two weeks before the opening game of UEFA Euro 2012 kicks off, several European nations are threatening to boycott Euro 2012.

The IPL is all about power and the big shots but here are a few shots that seem to have more or less disappeared from the public eye. We wish that they could be revived.

Amarnath, Manjrekar, Chanderpaul – they all played, or play, with much bigger names in their teams – but when the ball was flying fast and hard, it is players like them who face and win the Test.

CSK have exceeded anyone’s expectation by getting to a point where they are just one win from the finals but this is where the magic runs out. The clock will strike twelve tonight in Chennai for CSK, surely?

We all know who the luckiest captain in world cricket is. But today, we have a look at captain's who didn’t have Lady Luck on their side.

Maybe that will prompt Sourav to go. After all, there’s a great pleasure in not doing what people want you to do.

Cricket was never meant to be a stage for war and its attendant crimes. Under no circumstances should it be allowed to become so.

The West Indian leans on his bat the way an old lady leans on her umbrella and he looks as vulnerable as a clay pigeon awaiting shotgun pellets.

Test cricket is the least fun way to make a living as a cricketer, so one really blame the West Indians for playing as they do.

Many an expert is of the considered view that Dhoni looks a touch too cool for his own good, like he doesn’t care enough, and, most worryingly, as if he’d rather be someplace else.

To add further gloss to this achievement, Juve have gone the entire season unbeaten in all competitions.

There are entire pages in England's newspapers devoted to the county game – and my mind and heart leap back to the late 70’s and county cricket news in Indian papers and a certain name – IT Botham – appearing again and again.

So, let’s take a look at the vital statistics dispassionately, read between the lines, and try to arrive at a few considered conclusions.

Close-in catching is an indescribable thrill that transcends mere words. It is strangely more difficult to describe than the cover drive or the googly.

To be honest, El Nino isn't back, but he's well on the way to being back. And that's something.

Chelsea's interim coach has shown that he is good enough for the job. And regardless of the result in the Champions League final, he must stay on.

Our blogger gives an insight into the tactics the Chinese employ to ensure they remain ahead of the pack.

Tendulkar's recent responses to calls for his retirement from ODIs are disappointing. Focusing on trying to restore India to the No. 1 position in Test cricket would be a far better answer.